After destroying the Liao shipyard, Fanning led the navy back to Laizhou, and at the same time ordered the Quanzhou navy to support Kunzhou to also return to Laizhou.

Fanning was not in a hurry to return to the capital, and it took him a few days to arrange some follow-up matters.

For a while, Zhu Long and others have made many meritorious contributions in overseas operations, and this time the shipbuilding was burned to a great extent, Zhu Long was awarded the title of commander of the capital, Zhu Hu and four people were the commanders, and together with two rowers, six people were rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver.

The second is to recruit retired soldiers of the Navy who are willing to settle overseas in Laizhou, and he has entrusted Miao Shunli to recruit for him, and a total of 530 people have been recruited, and these soldiers and their families are willing to settle overseas.

Fanning then ordered Zhu Long and the four to go overseas with ten steam engines and more than 500 retired sailors and their families, and they would pick up the 1,000 girls recruited by Zhu Lin in Japan in Quanzhou and go to Ganjiang Island together.

After sending off the fleet, Fanning then sailed from Jishui to the capital.

That morning, Fanning arrived in the capital on a passenger ship, and this time he did not take a bodyguard with him, but two soldiers followed him into the capital.

Welcoming him back at the Jinshuimen Wharf was the privy envoy Wen Yanbo, while the other person was Liu Chu, an old subordinate of the Imperial Court and Yingtianfu, Liu Chu was currently the fourth rank of the privy councillor, and once again became Fan Ning's subordinate.

Wen Yanbo stepped forward and smiled slightly: "Congratulations to Xiao Fan Xianggong for defeating the Liao State Naval Army, destroying the Liao State Shipyard, and making miraculous achievements!" ”

Wen Yanbo is the chief officer of the Privy Council, while Fanning is the same as the Privy Council, and is the deputy of Wen Yanbo.

There are two chief officers of the Privy Council, one is to judge the Privy Council, and the other is to know the Privy Council, and the Privy Council is also known as the Privy Council, and the Privy Council is currently vacant, so Wen Yanbo has become the only chief officer of the Privy Council.

In addition, there are also the same knowledge of the Privy Council, the signing of the Privy Council and the same signing of the Privy Council, these three official positions are the deputy of the Privy Council, at present, Fan Ning is the same knowledge of the Privy Council, Di Qing is the signing of the Privy Council, but Fan Ning has hung the title of the governor, in fact, it is to know the Privy Council, the power of the presiding officer, you must know that only the chief of the Privy Council can enter the Governor's Hall.

It's a little complicated, to put it simply, the relationship between Fan Ning and Wen Yanbo is the relationship between the executive deputy mayor and the mayor, and the mayor is the second-in-command, after all, Wen Yanbo is the left minister!

"Old Wenge, how is the battle situation in Hebei?"

"The Liao soldiers can't capture Tang County, they have already retreated north, most of the people of Dingzhou have emigrated overseas, and there is no loss in the strong wall, but it is estimated that the Liao State will not be reconciled, get in the car first, and then go back and talk slowly!"

Fan Ning followed Wen Yanbo into the carriage, the carriage started, and drove towards the court, and the Zhizheng Hall was also anxious to know the situation of the naval battle, so he did not let Fan Ning go home, and took him directly to Ouchi.

"Old Wen Ge, the Queen Mother asked me to enter the Privy Council, she didn't want me to lead troops to fight!" In the carriage, Fanning couldn't help but ask.

According to the rules of the imperial court, the Privy Council is a civil official in the main position, and a military general in the deputy position, when Emperor Renzong broke this rule and forcibly promoted Di Qing to be the main privy envoy, which led to the anger of the hundred officials and kept pulling Di Qing's braids, which is the root cause of Di Qing's misery in the second half of his life, he broke the rules of the court.

Wen Yanbo smiled slightly, "First of all, this is what the official family insisted, and the Queen Mother finally changed her mind, and secondly, you fought a good naval battle, and there is no problem with leading troops to fight, back then, your grandfather Fan Zhongyan led the Shaanxi Road army to fight, even I stayed in the army, and I also led tens of thousands of officers and soldiers to quell the Beizhou bandits, why can't you lead the army to fight?"

"I didn't mean that, I just wanted to know the specific assignment I would send in the future."

Wen Yanbo said lightly: "Han Gong is old, he is sick, and then let him lead the army in Hebei, it is a bit inappropriate, Han Jiang went to Shaanxi Road, then Hebei will also go to a governor to preside over the overall situation, the governor wanted to let Wu Chong go, but the official family disagreed, thinking that Wu Chong was a scholar and had no experience in war, he insisted on letting you go, and the Queen Mother also agreed, so don't think about it anymore." ”

"In this way, it has been decided that I will take over as the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road"

Wen Yanbo nodded, "It's already decided." ”

Fan Ning pondered and said, "I hope to be in charge of the Great Song Water Army. ”

"There should be no problem, your position as the governor of the navy will not be relieved for the time being."

Fan Ning smiled bitterly and said, "I wanted to come to the imperial court to report on the situation of the Southern Continent, but I didn't expect to be arrested halfway. ”

Wen Yanbo glanced at him with a smile, "That's what you're looking forward to, isn't it?"

..........

Fan Ning followed Wen Yanbo into Menxia Province, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the Zhizheng Hall, Fu Bi greeted him and said with a smile: "Little Fan Xianggong is here, I called it casually, but I didn't expect it to come true, hehe!" Welcome to the Governor's Hall. ”

At this time, several other governors also came out to welcome Fanning.

"Thanks to the love of the rich prince and everyone, Fanning is inexperienced, and I will ask you seniors for more advice in the future."

Wu Chong laughed dryly and said: "Xiao Fan Xianggong's experience is a little worse, and his age is even more enviable, but there is the queen mother and the favor of the official family, so what can be done?"

Fan Ning couldn't help frowning when he heard him say that he was yin and yang, "What does Wu Xianggong mean by this?"

Fu Bi glared at Wu Chong fiercely, and smiled at Fan Ning: "It stands to reason that you should be picked up and washed, but Cai Xianggong is seriously ill, why don't I invite you to drink tea!" ”

Fanning knew that Fu Bi had something to say to himself, so he nodded, "I'm free!" ”

Fu Bi put Fan Ning in his official room and let the tea boy fry a pot of good tea, he smiled bitterly and said: "You know, you are appointed as the governor of the government, how much turmoil it caused in the imperial court, even if Yan Xianggong, who is famous for his children's test, was not appointed as a governor until he was forty years old, but you were only thirty years old and became the vice minister, and the government and the opposition are all kinds of grievances!" ”

Fan Ning thought of Wu Chong's yin and yang weirdness, so he nodded and said, "If the Zhizheng Hall thinks it is inappropriate, in fact, you can also argue with reason and deny the appointment of the Queen Mother." ”

Fu Bi smiled faintly and said: "There are six people in the Zhizheng Hall, Han Jiang is on Shaanxi Road, Cai Xiang is seriously ill, in fact, there are only four people, Wu Chong strongly opposes, Zhang Fangping and Wu Chong have a bad relationship, so he did not support Wu Chong, but Wen Xianggong and I support you to enter the prime minister, it is with the support of the Zhizheng Hall that the appointment of the Queen Mother can be smoothly issued." ”

Fanning was a little puzzled, "Didn't Fu Xianggong think I was too young?"

Fu Bi smiled bitterly, "I and Xianggong Wen both think that you are too young, and appointing you as the governor of the government has set a bad precedent for the imperial court, but the situation is stronger than people, and we have to support you to enter the prime minister." ”

"Why" Fanning didn't understand what Fu Bi meant.

"Because of the trust of the Queen Mother and the resolute support of the official family, you are the only one in the Manchu Dynasty, the virtuous nephew, the Queen Mother should return the government to the official family this year."

Fan Ning then understood what Fu Bi meant, he actually wanted to let himself be a lobbyist and persuade the Queen Mother to let go of power, Fan Ning shook his head, the Empress Dowager Cao married her niece to herself, and promoted herself to the Zhizheng Hall, so that she could become her spokesperson in the Zhizheng Hall, such an obvious fact, Fu Bi wanted to persuade the Queen Mother by himself, isn't this a plot with the tiger

However, Fan Ning also knew in his heart that now was the time to stand in line, and if he stood on the side of the Empress Dowager Cao clearly, he would be liquidated in the future.

He pondered for a moment and said: "I can persuade the Queen Mother, but I am not sure whether the Queen Mother will be willing to return the government to the official family." ”

Fu Bi was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "The rice has to be eaten in one bite, and we don't expect the Queen Mother to hand over power immediately, but we don't want to see the repetition of Emperor Renzong's scene." ”

Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, but the government was always in the hands of the Empress Dowager Liu until Zhao Zhen was twenty-five years old, and after the Empress Dowager Liu died of illness, Zhao Zhen was able to govern.

Now Zhao Ji is twenty years old, and the whole court is still in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cao, and the hundred officials have repeatedly persuaded the Empress Dowager Cao to give up some of her power, but these powers are tantamount to an emasculated imperial power for Zhao Ji.

Fu Bi knew Fan Ning's support for Zhao Ji very well, so he persuaded Wen Yanbo to support Fan Ning to become the prime minister, and asked Fan Ning to persuade the Empress Dowager Cao, Fan Ning's heart was a little heavy, how should he persuade the Empress Dowager

At this moment, a person engaged in reporting at the door: "Qiyu Fu Xianggong and Fan Xianggong, the Queen Mother summoned Fan Xianggong!" ”